From the cold shoulder in Ireland to the warm embrace of Nottingham, Martin O’Neill is surfing a wave of enthusiasm, expectation and, of course, nostalgia on his return to the City Ground.

The former Republic of Ireland boss helped Forest win the European Cup twice as a player.

There will be a crowd in excess of 40,000 at Wembley today to see Arsenal and Chelsea contest the 2018 Women’s FA Cup final, writes Liam Mackey.

Arsene Wenger expects to make progress this week in his attempts to strengthen his Arsenal squad following the humiliating FA Cup exit to Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest 4 Arsenal 2: Arsene Wenger admitted he was hurting after Arsenal surrendered their grip on the FA Cup with defeat to Nottingham Forest.

Manchester City’s Fernandinho expects Manchester United to feel the absence of Paul Pogba in this weekend’s derby.

Munster and Leinster take the annual plunge into Europe, fortified by more than five European titles between them in six years.

Arsene Wenger admits he was surprised to see Nicklas Bendtner sign for Nottingham Forest and says the former Arsenal striker has a point to prove if he faces the Gunners in the EFL Cup tonight (7.45pm).

Huddersfield extended their lead at the top of the Sky Bet Championship courtesy of a 2-1 victory over QPR at the John Smith's Stadium.

Ronan O’Gara looks forward to a European Cup semi-final weekend. At the home of Nottingham Forest and Brian Clough.

In the publicity for the recent film and book I Believe in Miracles, the author Daniel Taylor regularly opted for a certain comparison to help people grasp the scale of Brian Clough’s magnificent achievement with Nottingham Forest in the late ‘70s.

No matter what else the television sports year offers up, we think we saw its most delightful touch last Saturday night.

Norwich made it three straight Sky Bet Championship wins and claimed local bragging rights by securing a 1-0 derby success over arch rivals Ipswich, with Lewis Grabban netting the crucial strike on 24 minutes at Portman Road today.

Derby did just enough to justify their position as Sky Bet Championship favourites when grinding out a 1-0 win over Rotherham at Pride Park.

Stuart Pearce has revealed it is “very likely” he will be manager of Nottingham Forest next season.

The irony is so thick Wayne Rooney could plaster it across his forehead and save a fortune in hair treatment; because after years of lauding Manchester United for their loyalty, shameless critics are now calling for manager David Moyes to be sacked after less than 12 months in the job.

Roy Keane believes that Manchester United should stick by embattled manager David Moyes but predicts that things will almost certainly get worse before they get better for the club.

Promoter Eddie Hearn has labelled Wembley Stadium the “ultimate” venue for Carl Froch’s May 31 rematch with George Groves.

West Ham are hoping to give a young supporter and his family the chance to watch a match in the club’s director’s box after the child was spotted crying by TV cameras during their 5-0 drubbing at the hands of Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup third round on Sunday.

Recently-appointed Ireland manager Martin O’Neill has revealed he thought his players would be “concerned” about the addition of Roy Keane to his managerial ticket.

Derby have parted company with manager Nigel Clough.

The Premier League without Alex Ferguson: it will be like looking out your window one day to savour a familiar view and discovering a whole mountain has disappeared.

Nottingham Forest 2 Leicester 3

Nottingham Forest 1 Bolton 1

Nottingham Forest have reached an agreement with Billy Davies for him to return as manager, Press Association Sport understands.

Alex McLeish has left his role as Nottingham Forest manager by mutual consent, the npower Championship club have confirmed.

Nottingham Forest 2 Oldham 3

Nottingham Forest 2 Crystal Palace 2

Nottingham Forest last night sacked manager Sean O’Driscoll just hours after a 4-2 home win over Leeds left the club one point adrift of the npower Championship play-off places.

Ian Holloway could hardly have wished for a better start to his new job as Crystal Palace boss as a Glenn Murray hat-trick helped the Eagles soar to the top of the npower Championship with a 5-0 thrashing of Ipswich.

Nottingham Forest 1 Millwall 4

Nottingham Forest 3 Cardiff 1

I have to start this week with the spectacular victory for Europe in the Ryder Cup last weekend at Medinah in Chicago.

Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has today denied he has been in contact with Blackburn about the vacant managerial role at Ewood Park.

Nottingham Forest 2 Birmingham 2

Nottingham Forest 1 Wigan 4

Simon Cox has joined Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee from West Brom, the Barclays Premier League club have confirmed.

Roy Keane would be interested in the vacant managerial post at Nottingham Forest if he was approached by the club’s new owners, according to the former Manchester United captain’s representative.

Roy Keane would be interested in the vacant managerial post at Nottingham Forest if he was approached by the club’s new owners, according to the former Manchester United captain’s representative.

Former Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has ruled himself out of the running to become the new Nottingham Forest manager after holding initial talks with the club.

Nottingham Forest’s new owners have confirmed they have held talks with former Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy about the vacant managerial post at the City Ground.

Andy Reid, Irish football’s forgotten man, could still cut it in the Premier League.